It happens every year. Once I get going and get my Christmas on, I don’t want it to end. I want to keep shopping and baking and wrapping and most of all, spending time with loved ones, far and near. I want to keep singing carols and wishing people a “Merry Christmas”...

Come with me to Flanders, Belgium, on a cold, wet Christmas Eve many years ago. The fighting had been intense; the weather miserable, and peace on earth seemed very far away. Muddy and cold, British soldiers hunkered down in narrow trenches, safely out of range of...

I tend to think big, which can get me in trouble. I can come up with huge, fabulous ideas for projects all day long. But putting them into action? I get overwhelmed and often, never take the first step. I’ve run into the same thing when I’ve tried to figure out how...

It’s the first week of December and I already feel I’m way behind. And if I’m honest, there is a corner of my heart that is already a bit disappointed. Because I know, deep down, no matter how hard I try, my Christmas will not look like the holiday I long for. Friends...